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ECHO Asia, in conjunction with the PMA CSSDD (Pathein Myaungmya Sgaw Karen Baptist Association- Christian Social Services Development Division), with funding from the Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP-USA) and the Agroecology Learning Alliance in SE Asia (ALiSEA), welcomes anyone working in agriculture and community development to attend a sponsored seed saving workshop from January 17 - 18, 2018 at Pathein, in the Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar.

This free, two-day event will include hands-on training on seed saving best practices (at NGO and community levels), vegetable grafting, utilization of neglected and underutilized species (NUS), how to conduct a seed exchange, and many more topics! Training will be conducted in English and Burmese.

Our local partner, Thamla Htoo (Ph: +95 (0)9451230030), speaks Burmese, Karen, and English and works for the CSSDD of the PMA. Please contact him or echoasia@echonet.org with any questions.

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The training starts on Wednesday morning, January 17, with registration at 8AM. The last session will be finished on Thurs, January 18, at 4:30PM

We will ride together to the Kaheelu Center and return together each night. Meet at 7:00 AM both days at the Ko Tha Byu Theological Seminary of the Pathein Myaugmya Sgaw Karen Baptist Association (16°47'26.5"N 94°44'23.0"E; #53 Yodayar Gone road, Yodayar Gone, Pathein) for shared transportation out to the Center

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ECHOcommunity.org is the online collaborative membership community of ECHO, an international nonprofit organization. ECHO exists to reduce hunger and improve lives through agricultural training and resources. Working through regional impact centers around the world ECHO connects small-scale farmers, and those working to eliminate world hunger, with essential resources, and each other. These resources include a vast knowledgebase of practical information, experienced technical support and an extensive seed bank focused on highly beneficial underutilized plants.